Our Ref: 005773/17 Freedom of Information Section Nottinghamshire Police HQ Sherwood Lodge, Arnold Nottingham NG5 8PP Tel: 101 Ext 800 2507 Fax: 0115 967 2896 10 September 2017 Dear Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) I write in connection with your request for information, which was received by Nottinghamshire Police on 25/07/2017. Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within Nottinghamshire Police to locate the information you require. RESPONSE Under S 1 (1) (a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), I can confirm that Nottinghamshire Police does hold the information you have requested. Please find below answers to your questions:- 1) The number of thefts involving mopeds and scooters in the force s jurisdiction for each month from January to the end of May inclusive this year 2) The number of thefts of mopeds and scooters in the force s jurisdiction for each month from January to the end of May inclusive this year
Number of Vehicle Thefts from January - May 2017 Month Moped Scooter Grand Total January 7 2 9 February 11 4 15 March 8 4 12 April 12 4 16 May 12 1 13 Grand Total 50 15 65 * Data provided consists of the following Offences Theft or Unauthorised taking of a Motor Vehicle Aggravated Vehicle taking ** Data obtained by searching the Occurrence Summary for 'Moped' & 'Scooter' *** Data consists of months January - May 2017 inclusive. Please Note-: This data has been extracted from a live system and may be subject to change Source-: Performance & Insight 21.08.2017 Please Note: Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons, this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive. Complaints Rights Your attention is drawn to the enclosed review procedure, which details your right of complaint. Copyright Nottinghamshire Police in complying with their statutory duty under Sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) to release the enclosed information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information will continue to be protected by law. Applications for the copyright owner s written permission to reproduce any part of the attached information should be addressed to the Force Solicitor, Nottinghamshire Police, Force Headquarters, Sherwood Lodge, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, NG5 8PP. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in Nottinghamshire Police. Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or contact the Freedom of Information Officer on telephone number 0115 9672507 or e-mail freedomofinformation@nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk quoting the above reference number.
Yours sincerely Disclosure Officer
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